SQL knowledge, was (Re: Válasz: AW: Another order by question ? / Thanks)

I've dabbled in SQL for years.  But how is it recommended that I learn all
of these options?  When I studied in college it focused on specific
languages and database concepts were not part of the community college
scene.  But then again, I left a university with punched cards for a
community college with a S/34 and all the terminal time you wanted.  And I
don't miss programming fortran in which the disgruntled grad student wanted
to show off his knowledge of advanced calculus versus showing you the
programming concepts involved.
But please focus on SQL and not my rant on education.

Rob Berendt

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A smart person learns from their mistakes,
but a wise person learns from OTHER peoples mistakes.


                                                                                
                                       
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Hi Group

Thanks for all the advices, I changed the statement to

 C/EXEC SQL
  C+   DECLARE @CURSOR1 CURSOR FOR
  C+   SELECT  file1.flda , file1.fldb , file1.fldc,
coalesce(file2.seqno,999)
  C+   FROM file1 LEFT JOIN file2
  C+   ON file1.fldb  = file2.fldb
  C+   AND file1.fldc = file2.fldc
  C+   ORDER BY coalesce(file2.seqno,999)
  C/EXEC SQL

and it works sharply...

All the best
Heba



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